Food Packaging — Energy Use (Total) in Belgium
Belgium: Food Packaging — Energy Use (Total) was 8,710 TJ in 2023. ▼ Falling
Food Packaging — Energy Use in Belgium, 2000–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
The most recent figure for food packaging — energy use in Belgium is 8,710 TJ, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 16.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food packaging — energy use in Belgium peaked at 11,256 TJ in 2007 and was at its lowest, 8,597 TJ, in 2020.
Belgium ranks 36th of 121 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Food Packaging — Energy Use (Total) in Belgium, year by year
| Year | TJ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 8,976 TJ | — |
| 2001 | 8,657 TJ | -3.6% |
| 2002 | 8,970 TJ | +3.6% |
| 2003 | 10,532 TJ | +17.4% |
| 2004 | 10,646 TJ | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 10,992 TJ | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 10,786 TJ | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 11,256 TJ | +4.4% |
| 2008 | 10,221 TJ | -9.2% |
| 2009 | 9,649 TJ | -5.6% |
| 2010 | 9,897 TJ | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 10,198 TJ | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 10,584 TJ | +3.8% |
| 2013 | 10,466 TJ | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 10,322 TJ | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 10,440 TJ | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 10,810 TJ | +3.5% |
| 2017 | 9,182 TJ | -15.1% |
| 2018 | 9,130 TJ | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 8,965 TJ | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 8,597 TJ | -4.1% |
| 2021 | 8,898 TJ | +3.5% |
| 2022 | 8,710 TJ | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 8,710 TJ | +0.0% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 8,710 TJ is above the median for high income countries, which is 3,365 TJ, 2.6× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 8,710 TJ is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 3,643 TJ, 2.4× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10,068 TJ | 8,657 TJ | 11,256 TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 9,999 TJ | 8,965 TJ | 10,810 TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 8,729 TJ | 8,597 TJ | 8,898 TJ | 4 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
More climate change data for Belgium
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 143.51 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 8,360 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,763 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 6,597 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 6.65 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 235.6 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,004 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 993.72 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 10.01 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 3.75 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food packaging — energy use in Belgium?
- Food packaging — energy use in Belgium was 8,710 TJ in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest food packaging — energy use recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 11,256 TJ in 2007.
- What is the lowest food packaging — energy use recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 8,597 TJ in 2020.
- How does Belgium rank for food packaging — energy use?
- Belgium ranks 36th out of 121 countries with data for 2023.
- Is food packaging — energy use rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Food Packaging — Energy Use (Total). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain Emissions from Pre- and Post-Agricultural Production provides estimates of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and related activity data associated with pre- and post-production stages of agrifood systems. The domain includes methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), carbon dioxide (CO2), fluorinated gases (F-gases) and their aggregates expressed in carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2eq). Estimates are computed following Tier 1 methods of the IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014) and are disseminated annually.